The Bears’ patience paid off here. Sure, given their choice, they’d rather have Amos than Clinton-Dix. But Amos signed a four-year, $37 million deal with the Packers. Chicago waited for the safety market to settle and got Clinton-Dix on a reasonable, short-term contract.

The good news with Clinton-Dix is that he’s young (26), durable (never missed a game) and capable of producing turnovers (11 interceptions in the past three seasons).

The bad news is that the Packers soured on him, and Clinton-Dix was up and down in nine games with Washington last season. There’s also the question of scheme fit. Clinton-Dix is a free safety, but the Bears have one of the best free safeties in the game in...